Journal
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Volume 59, Issue 7, Pages 1017-1019Publisher
SOC NUCLEAR MEDICINE INC
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.117.206219
Keywords
BEIR VII; linear no-threshold; radiological imaging
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The 2006 National Academy of Sciences Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) VII report is a well-recognized and frequently cited source on the legitimacy of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model-a model entailing a linear and causal relationship between ionizing radiation and human cancer risk. Linearity means that all radiation causes cancer and explicitly excludes a threshold below which radiogenic cancer risk disappears. However, the BEIR VII committee has erred in the interpretation of its selected literature; specifically, the in vitro data quoted fail to support LNT. Moreover, in vitro data cannot be considered as definitive proof of cancer development in intact organisms. This review is presented to stimulate a critical reevaluation by a BEIR VIII committee to reassess the validity, and use, of LNT and its derived policies.
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